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package org.dbunit.util.search;

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Interface representing an algorithm that searches a graph.
 * 
 * @author Felipe Leme (dbunit@felipeal.net)
 * @version $Revision$
 * @since Aug 25, 2005
 * 
 */
public interface ISearchAlgorithm {

  /**
   * Search all nodes that originates from a set of nodes.
   * 
   * @param nodesFrom input nodes
   * @param callback helper callback
   * @return all nodes, in the right dependent order (like a LinkedHashSet)
   * @throws Exception exception wrapper
   */
    Set search(Set nodesFrom, ISearchCallback callback) throws SearchException;

}
